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The Best Episodes of Heartbeat Season 8

Every episode of Heartbeat Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Heartbeat Season 8!

The Best Episodes of Heartbeat Season 8

Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.

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  1. 8.2/10(33 votes)

    #1 - Fire and Ashes

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    S8:E19

    Maggie Bolton tells Neil that they are going to have a baby, but she's quite troubled about it and takes a small trip with Gina. Small fires in the area worry the police, and Greengrass has a railway carriage for holiday guests, but that makes Blaketon angry.

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    Director:Gerry Mill
  2. 8.0/10(27 votes)

    #2 - Pat-a-Cake

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    S8:E9

    Mel Drinkwater disappears on the way to her secret wedding and a former boyfriend, Michael, is suspected of making her diaappear. Greengrass' cat allergy is ruining his joy of a new business project. A burglar steals some medicine from Dr. Bolton's clinic.

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    Director:John Reardon
  3. 8.0/10(28 votes)

    #3 - Where There's a Will

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    S8:E14

    Eric Tatton and his wife are dead and his sister, Peggy, has to move out of their house. At the last moment she however decides to fight to stay. Bellamy seeks a flat and gets 'assistance' from Grengrass.

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    Director:Gerry Poulson
  4. 7.9/10(25 votes)

    #4 - Friends Like You

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    S8:E21

    David wins £100 and buys some fine clothes, but the shopkeeper wants to sell more to him. Gina substitutes as singer in a new club in Whitby, but it turns into a nightmare as the police finds drugs in her handbag.

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  5. 7.8/10(27 votes)

    #5 - Past Crimes

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    S8:E4

    A respectable bank manager finds his past coming back to haunt him. Greengrass fixes the outcome of a local golf tournament - much to Blaketon's annoyance.

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  6. 7.8/10(33 votes)

    #6 - Hot Rocks

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    S8:E11

    Bellamy convinces Bradley to have a party at the Aidensfield Police Station. Lord Ashfordly's sister visits to introduce her new love, but he's very interested in Gina, and Greengrass has campers who modernize people's homes.

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    Director:Gerry Mill
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  8. 7.8/10(31 votes)

    #7 - Shadows and Substances

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    S8:E12

    Blaketon is appointed Warning Point Officer - in case of nuclear attack, but soon Greengrass grabs the initiative to make money on the security issue. A pupil smashes a front window of the teacher's car. Later another pupil drinks poisoned water in the woods and Bellamy's Granny leads a protest against noisy lorries.

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    Director:Terence Daw
  9. 7.7/10(27 votes)

    #8 - Fall Out

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    S8:E2

    A radioactive isotope contained in copper is in a car that is stolen when parked at The Aidensfeld Arms. At the same time Greengrass tells two school boys that in another episode 'found' golf balls to him that he could use some copper. Greengrass' little brother makes him have a racing dog in custody.

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    Director:Gerry Poulson
  10. 7.7/10(27 votes)

    #9 - Give a Dog a Bad Name

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    S8:E7

    At a roadside 'shop' David sells some sheepskin rugs for Greengrass very cheaply. Craddock and the local veterinarian have grave disputes on drunk driving, and a fleas' epidemic gives a dog a bad name.

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    Director:Brian Farnham
  11. 7.7/10(27 votes)

    #10 - Forbidden Fruit

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    S8:E13

    While David Fuller apparently is very busy at an auction his wife, Marianne, is brought to hospital in a critical condition. Bradley stumbles into a short flirt with her sister, Rachel, and Gina dreams about a trip to Paris.

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    Director:Gerry Poulson
    Writer:Neil McKay
  12. 7.7/10(27 votes)

    #11 - Twists of Fate

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    S8:E17

    Mildred Crosby dies unexpectedly suddenly and Maggie Bolton is accused. An anonymous night rider 'borrows' frequently a horse and leaves it in an uneasy state. Two Japanese vases are stolen, and Greengrass obtains hot horse racing tips from a road bum.

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    Director:Paul Walker
  13. 7.6/10(29 votes)

    #12 - Snake in the Grass

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    S8:E1

    Gina returns home from her uncle George's funeral and Blaketon tries to mediate some neighbors but his efforts are disturbed by acute food poisoning. A night club owner goes broke and Greengrass takes some belongings into possession to cover a debt of 75 pounds. The stripper's snake contained in a box happens to be among them.

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    Director:Gerry Mill
  14. 7.6/10(30 votes)

    #13 - Baby Love

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    S8:E6

    A young man sneaks around inside Moorside Lodge, a mothers' and babies' home, and Greengrass grabs an order to make a concrete driveway but as David refuses to work that very day, Greengrass has to make the unknown Gary do the job. Later an adopted baby is kidnapped.

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    Director:Gerry Mill
  15. 7.6/10(26 votes)

    #14 - Hello, Goodbye

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    S8:E8

    Greengrass wants to make a fortune as mobile shop keeper. An Indian doctor from Kenya stirs up ugly racist prejudices, and an illegal hunt for live badgers disturb the forest.

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  16. 7.6/10(32 votes)

    #15 - Easy Rider

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    S8:E10

    An apparent UFO mystery intermingles with the death of an Italian racing cyclist. Greengrass recieves 200 gbomes from China, but they turn out to be models of Chairman Mao.

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  17. 7.6/10(27 votes)

    #16 - Taking Sides

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    S8:E15

    A road sign thief causes some disarray, and a Miss Aubrey charges Dr. Bolton with sexual harassment. Greengrass arranges local history theater in the open air, but doesn't it take two armies to make a battle?

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  18. 7.6/10(29 votes)

    #17 - Echoes of the Past

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    S8:E16

    Jane Hayes is nervous of her pregnancy and some mysterious incidents related to the past make her fear she's haunted. A Christmas Charity Dance is arranged in Aidensfield, and Greengrass gets the responsibility for a trophy at the event.

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    Director:Brian Farnham
    Writer:Neil McKay
  19. 7.6/10(28 votes)

    #18 - All in the Mind

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    S8:E20

    Blaketon loses focus on Greengrass because an even worse crook enters the area with some racing ferrets. Jackie Lambert visits Maggie Bolton to finish the paperwork on Dr. Bolton's death. An old woman witnesses a kidnapping. A young man annoys ordinary citizens intensely while presenting himself as PC Ventress.

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  20. 7.6/10(27 votes)

    #19 - David Stockwell's Ghost

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    S8:E23

    A troubled family has moved into Aidensfield from Zambia. At the auction David happens to buy pigs instead of lambs, and Mrs. Ventress is hospitalized.

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  21. 7.6/10(26 votes)

    #20 - Testament

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    S8:E24

    David Stockwell witnesses a hit and run incident.

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    Director:Gerry Mill
  22. 7.5/10(29 votes)

    #21 - Spellbound

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    S8:E5

    Blaketon notices some strange activity at a graveyard at night but as he wants to investigate, he's knocked down. Greengrass tries his luck in the beauty business.

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    Director:John Reardon
    Writer:Phil Ford
  23. 7.4/10(28 votes)

    #22 - For Better or Worse

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    S8:E3

    Just after buying a car young Brian Rider has a serious solo accident and his mother blames the owner of the Motor Company. Greengrass takes over a couple of racing pigeons after the owner's funeral.

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    Director:Brian Farnham
  24. 7.2/10(26 votes)

    #23 - Old Ties

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    S8:E22

    An old friend visits Gina, and Aunt Mary fears trouble. Two brothers open a restaurant, and they are surprised by more than a brick through the window. An archaeologist inspires Greengrass to dig for a treasure.

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  25. 7.1/10(29 votes)

    #24 - The Angry Brigade

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    S8:E18

    Barry Dixon is released from prison but is followed closely by an insurance detective. Lord Ashfordly has closed a pathway to a waterfall, but that decision meets strong opposition when a couple of tourists, Mr and Mrs Tidy, is stopped somewhat brutally. Bradley and Jackie Lambert, an attractive lawyer, develop common ground.

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    Director:Gerry Poulson

Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Fire and Ashes" is the best rated episode of "Heartbeat" season 8. It scored 8.2/10 based on 33 votes. Directed by Gerry Mill and written by Rob Heyland, it aired on 1/24/1999. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Pat-a-Cake".